A group, Arise O Compatriot Initiative, has given a seven-day ultimatum demanding the reversal of the reappointment of Engr. Sule Abdulaziz as the Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).

Specifically, the group expressed concern over the reappointment of key members of TCN’s management team, citing ongoing grid instability and unsatisfactory performance.

It lamented the reappointment of key members of the management team of the TCN despite persistent grid instability and poor performance.

In a strongly worded statement issued on Wednesday, National Coordinator of the Arise O Compatriot Initiative, Adeniran Taiwo, threatened to mobilise members in a peaceful protest to TCN until the needful is done.

Taiwo lamented that despite years of reforms and substantial financial investments, the country’s electricity sector remains in a deplorable condition.

He noted that the anticipated improvements in power generation, transmission, and distribution have yet to materialise, leaving consumers to grapple with unreliable supply, frequent outages, and rising costs.

He said: “After decades of reforms, billions of dollars in investment, and countless promises, the average citizen still measures electricity supply in hours per day, not days per month. Factories run on diesel, small businesses depend on generators, while students read by candlelight.”

The statement noted that grid collapses have become so frequent they no longer attract significant public attention, blaming the situation on systemic failures within TCN, which serves as the critical link between power generation and distribution.

According to the statement, the reappointment of the affected officials was carried out without due process, including the absence of a public performance audit, stakeholder engagement, or legislative scrutiny.

Taiwo added: “Nigerians have again witnessed the quiet reappointment of key members of TCN’s management team whose tenure coincided with some of the worst grid instability in recent years. This is not merely a personnel issue; it is a governance issue.”

He warned that such actions reinforce a culture where “failure is recycled without consequence,” adding that political considerations appear to outweigh technical competence in public sector appointments.

Highlighting the broader implications, he said the country continues to bear significant economic losses due to unreliable electricity supply. He cited estimates indicating that poor power supply increases production costs for manufacturers by as much as 30 to 40 percent, ultimately driving up consumer prices.

The statement also raised concerns over stalled, donor-funded projects under TCN, noting that “loans are being serviced for assets that deliver no value,” while unplanned outages continue to endanger public safety and disrupt critical services such as healthcare and security infrastructure.

“The power sector will not fix itself,” Taiwo stressed. He added: “Technical problems require technical leadership selected through transparent, merit-based processes with clear performance indicators and public reporting.”

Calling for urgent reforms, he urged Nigerians to demand accountability and resist what he described as a pattern of opaque governance in the sector. He said: “The darkness in our homes is a reflection of the darkness in our accountability. If we remain silent, we consent. If we act, we reclaim the power sector and the future of our nation.”

The statement called on citizens to move beyond lamentation and actively push for reforms capable of restoring efficiency and transparency in Nigeria’s power transmission system.